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2026-07-11 02:40 UTC
Well, that’s kinda a problem, because what if it’s one way for a harmless paraphillia, but different for a harmful one? You’d never know without doing that crucial and specific experiment. You could at best extrapolate that it could plausibly be the same, but that’s not the same as actually knowing.
I apologize if it looks like I’m being pedantic. I’m in kind of a philosophical mood. I felt the need to clarify I’m not trying to be difficult for whatever reason.
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@andros_rex@lemmy.world 2026-07-11 02:48
plausibly be the same, but that’s not the same as actually knowing. No research can prove a positive. Most research in social sciences uses a p-value of 0.05. Statistically, this means that we are expected a 1/20 chance of a type 1 error, a false positive. It’s more about establishing patterns than “proof” of any kind of absolute law. Human behavior isn’t governed like rigid bodies or genetics.